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5 reasons 5VIE is the destination district at Milan Design Week 2021

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The district will hone in on the essential approach of AG Fronzoni (1923-2002) , an eclectic designer who will be celebrated through a series of displays that show the modernity of his cultural heritage. The curator behind the project is Cristina Didero, who with designer Jorge Penadés , will reaffirm the organization’s intention.

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SMILE if you enjoy everyday design – Interview with Robert Bronwasser

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Bronwasser was also the ambassador for Dutch Design Week 2012, and in 2018 he designed and curated the Partner Country Presentation at Ambiente in Frankfurt. This agency formed the basis for SMOOL, the design studio I founded in 2002. Robert Bronwasser: “Good design is about more than form and function.

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Design Week’s guide to London Design Biennale 2021

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The video features the Larsen-B ice shelf, which splintered off from the Antarctic peninsula in 2002 and has been disintegrating ever since. The footage has been manipulated in collaboration with creative technologist Bryce Cronkite-Ratcliff. © Helena Reinsch Pavilion: Germany. © Helena Reinsch Pavilion: Germany.

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